The small town of Etten-Latre (The Netherlands) Like an exceptional day as every year this year this Sunday, August 17. Its famous and traditional Critic Las Montage Halland Profronde Etten-Lorconsidered “The largest criterium in Europe“According to the organization, welcomed very big names at the start, like Mathieu van der Poel et Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. Contrary to what one might think, among men, it is not the Dutch star who has imposed himself for the third time in a row on this race created in 2007 … but Primoz Roglic ! However, for his first appearance on a bicycle since his abandonment on the Tour Following pneumonia, MVDP had started this criterium disputed in the form of an omnium by winning the first test and the time trial ahead Thymen Arensman et Primoz Roglic.
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Roglic in front of Arensman and MVDP, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot solo
It is then the Irishman Ben Healy which dominated the online race of 22 laps. In the provisional classification, Roglic et Arensman then took the orders for equal points (72) before Van der Poel (66), everything was still possible. But it is the Slovenian of the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Who had the last word on the final event, the points race! By attacking in the last laps and crossing the solo final finish line, the quadruple winner of The return raised enough points to reverse his rival ofINEOS Grenadierswho had taken the lead for a while. Roglic thus joined in the list of illustrious names as Peter Sagan, Chris Froome, Jonas Vingegaardand therefore Mathieu van der Poelon the 3rd step of the podium three days from his recovery in competition at Renewi TourWednesday.
Among women, there was only the online race to play, and there was no surprise with the victory of the winner of Tour de France women, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot ! If she had swapped her yellow jersey against her usual tunic of the Visma | Lease a Bikethe Frenchwoman has as on the roads of Tour triumphed solo, a few seconds a logically adjusted hunting group in the sprint per sprint by Lorena Wiebesall dressed, in front of the world champion Lotte Kopecky. A royal podium! After this Dutch criterium, PFP will take over the management of France and more specifically from Brittany to reconnect with his French audience in a week, with the Brittany Criterium Organized in Javené on Sunday August 24.
